$19 million for research using mRNA to prevent cancer and treat disease

The Australian Government is investing over $19 million into research that uses mRNA – the medical technology that underpins the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

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Six research projects using mRNA will receive funding under the MRFF’s National Critical Research Infrastructure initiative

This investment will support:

  • a new mRNA vaccine that prevents urinary tract infections by teaching the body’s immune system to recognise and fight E. coli 
  • infrastructure that develops, tests and evaluates mRNA therapies and vaccines that prevent cancer.

Read the media release for more information.

Learn about the MRFF.

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